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Criminal justice panel working toward year-end policy debate
STATE HOUSE — Discussions of recidivism and community supervision slated for this fall are among the final steps in a process policymakers hope…
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Upgrade of full Red Line fleet could boost capacity, reduce wait times
BOSTON — The bustling Red Line, the MBTA's busiest subway line, could transport an additional 10,000 passengers an hour and…
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Healey: ‘I am very skeptical of the charter movement’
Attorney General Maura Healey has not yet articulated a position for or against the ballot referendum expanding charter schools in Massachusetts, and…
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Storage could deliver 600 megawatts in 2025, study says
BOSTON — With the right amount of encouragement, energy storage technology – a field that can range from batteries to more novel contraptions – could…
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State health agency offers overhaul of medical marijuana regulations
STATE HOUSE — Nurse practitioners would be allowed to certify patients for medical marijuana and dispensaries would be allowed to post product prices…
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Sobriety tests for marijuana a concern as voters weight legalization
STATE HOUSE — With less than eight weeks until voters decide whether to legalize the adult use of marijuana in Massachusetts, Transportation Secretary…
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Diversity of experience on parole board questioned as member seeks reappointment
STATE HOUSE — Prisoners' rights advocates pushed back Wednesday against the current makeup of the state's Parole Board, speaking against…
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Merger enhances Canada’s role in Mass. energy puzzle
BOSTON — The expected interest from Hydro Quebec in delivering hydropower to Massachusetts under its new renewable energy law isn't the…
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Polito rallies local officials, warns of pot question’s aid impacts
STATE HOUSE — State funding for schools and local aid could take a hit if voters approve a marijuana legalization ballot question in…
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Health care pricing commission kicks off six months of work
STATE HOUSE — Attempting to incorporate 23 different perspectives in a process featuring about 27 hours of public work, members of a special…
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Warren, Markey out of top 20 in home-state rankings of senators
STATE HOUSE — The Bay State's U.S. senators got reserved support from local voters this summer in a poll released…
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Dems bypass second place finisher, choose Gannon to oppose O’Connor
STATE HOUSE — Former state Rep. Paul Gannon, who now lives in Hingham after representing South Boston in the early 1990s, will run…
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Three anti-Pilgrim activists arrested for trespassing
STATE HOUSE — Three activists were arrested for trespassing Friday night at the State House after they refused to leave one of Gov.…
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Baker dismisses criticism of education board’s donation to charter group
STATE HOUSE — Gov. Charlie Baker called the controversy over a $100,000 donation made by Board of Elementary and Secondary Education Chairman…
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McMullin qualifies as presidential write-in candidate
Evan McMullin, a former CIA operative heading a long-shot bid for the presidency as a conservative alternative to Republican Donald Trump,…
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Energy, interior chiefs talk up offshore wind power plans
BOSTON — Unveiled in Charlestown on Friday, an updated federal strategy for offshore wind development aims to develop 86,000 megawatts of power…
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Baker sharing ‘fix it’ approach to governing at NYC conference
Gov. Charlie Baker voted in Swampscott in the state primaries on Thursday morning before traveling to New York City to take part…
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Two state reps defeated in primary contests
CAMBRIDGE — Rep. Tim Toomey of Cambridge announced Thursday night that he lost his Democratic primary to challenger Mike Connolly. In Lawrence, political…
